2007
20 October 2007
Pubblicato il 20 October 2007
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Abstract Poor local information networks and weak social sanctions in urban settings make joint liability unable to guarantee high repayment rates to microlenders. Yet, microcredit programmes […]
2 September 2007
Pubblicato il 2 September 2007
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Abstract This paper examines the relationship between inequality and happiness through the lens of heterogeneous values, beliefs and inclinations. Drawing upon opinion data from the European […]
20 June 2007
Pubblicato il 20 June 2007
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Abstract The standard specification of utility functions in economic models usually neglects the effect of sociability on happiness. Our level and first difference panel estimates show […]
19 June 2007
Pubblicato il 19 June 2007
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Abstract This paper carries out an empirical assessment of the causal nexus connecting social capital’s diverse aspects to the “quality” of economic development in Italy. The […]
18 June 2007
Pubblicato il 18 June 2007
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Abstract Is cooperative action modern or old fashioned? Why should policymakers pursue it in development strategies? In what way are cooperatives different in terms of economic […]